Winslow,  tlio  Boston  forpnr.  who  was  roleasetl 
b3-  tho  British  atithorltips  June  isth.  has  heon  In- 
tenlewcd.  He  looks  careworn  but  Uls  general 
health  Is  good.  lie  says  the  Governor  and  othcers 
of  the  prison  were  extremely  kind  to  him  during 
his  connnement.  lie  arose,  at  seven  o'clock  every 
morning,  fixed  his  hammock,  and  cleaned  out  his 
cell  hy  eight  o’clock.  The  remainder  of  the  day 
he  spent  In  reading  and  In  taking  exercise  in  the 
yard,  the  jailor  attending.  Some  time  each  d.ay 
was  spent.  In  receiving  visits.  lie  retired  regular¬ 
ly  at  10  P.  M.  Ills  meals  were  supplied  from  an 
outside  rc.staurant.  Tie  Intends  remaining  In 
Kngland.  Having  no  funds  he  Is  entirely  at  the 
hencvolencc  of  others. 
He  decharcs  that  the  bonds  were  stolen  from  his 
wife  and  KlHlor  by  the  Dutch  police  and  were  sent 
to  Boston.  He  will  make  an  effort  to  recover 
thetr  value.  lie  declares  his  innocence  and  con¬ 
siders  his  treat inent  a  disgrace  to  America.  Tho 
newspaper-s  there  puhllshed  persecuting  articles, 
and  he  thinks  himself  hunted  U)  death  to  please 
the  caprice  and  vanity  of  enemies.  Ho  had  no 
fear  of  the  ronsequenccs  of  returning  to  Boston. 
Dlficer.s  D(!arborn  and  Wood  have  left  London 
When  Wln.slow  left  the  prison  he  bade  an  afTectr- 
Ing  farewell  to  Brent  and  Gray. 
'I'hero  hast)ecn  a  rlotut  Gibraltar,  but  no  details 
have,  been  received,  f^panlsh  dispatches  say  the 
t  rouble  w.as  begun  by  a  German  siillor  of  tho  Iron- 
cUhI  fleet  Insulting  ladles  on  the  wharf.  All  the 
German  sailors  were  confined  to  their  ships  until 
the  fleet  sailed. 
The  Grand  Vizier  ha.s  uotlfled  the  Imperial  Com- 
mtssloners  In  Bosnia  and  Herzegovina  that  the 
reforms  already  granted  will  he  maintained  in 
their  integrity. 
.^dvlt;eB  received  here  from  Tabreez,  a  large 
wallrd  city  In  the  Province  of  Azerbaijan,  North 
Persia,  announce  that  t  he  black  plague  has  broken 
out  In  Pei’slan  Koordlston. 
Tho  cubic  sloHincr  Dacia  left  the  Thames  yes¬ 
terday  for  South  America,  to  lay  a  cable  betw  een 
V  aiparalso,  La  Scren.t  and  (.aildcra,  thus  comple¬ 
ting  the  submarine  telegraph  system  of  the  west 
coast  of  .South  America. 
AntUolne  de  Gorgorza’s  Darien  Canal  project 
continues  10  gain  popularity  In  Bogota.  He  is 
allied  by  a  syndicate  of  which  the  Hungarian  Gen. 
'J’urr,  wlio  ojiened  theca  tial  helwcen  tho  Oder  and 
the  Danube,  Is  the  he.ad. 
Hassafi,  the  Turkish  assassin,  has  been  hanged. 
The  BoumatilanIGnverument  has  airested  sev¬ 
eral  Hervlans. 
M.  BuTcl.’s  election  as  Simatoi'  Is  regarded  with 
disfavor  by  the  Pronch  Ministry. 
In  Canada,  the  town  of  St.  Johns,  Quebec,  was 
nearly  destroyed  by  fire. 
in  I'eru,  Henry  Melggs  offers  to  complete  the 
Oroya  Itiillway  ami  Jiiake  a,  branch  to  1  he  Cerro  de 
Pasco  at,  his  own  cost,  provided  the  governments 
give  him  all  the  mines  he  may  dlstaivcr.  The 
guano  contract  with  the  soclete  Gcuerale  of  J’aris 
of  .March  so  ha.H  been  suspended,  and  Oon.  Mariano 
I'rado  Is  personally  treating  with  tbeViondholdcis 
in  Kurope.  Considerable  property  was  destroyed 
hy  tire  .at  Cuzco  on  IJic  29th  of  April. 
.Safvet  Pa.slia  has  telegraphed  to  the  Turkish 
Mlnlslor  at  Washington  that  he  has  been  appoint¬ 
ed  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs  hy  his  Imperial 
Majesty,  the  .sultan. 
Minister  AVaddlngton  continues  his  progi'es.slvo 
labore  hy  promising  France  free  schools.  Tills 
boon  was  needed,  sLace  .SO  per  cent,  of  the  people 
above  the  age  of  six  were  In  1872  unable  to  read 
or  write. 
What  must  they  think  of  us  In  France?  M. 
Gavardle’s  assertion  In  the  French  Senate  that 
there  la  nothing  else  hut  politics  for  the  working- 
men’s  delegation  to  learn  In  the  rnlted  .siatoH 
don’t  strike  os  a.s  being  a  high  compliment,  to  say 
the  least. 
A  new  rule  on  tlie  Central  Vermont  Unllroad 
requires  every  employee  to  take  the  toDil  absti¬ 
nence  pledge,  and  dismissal  Is  to  follow  a  violation 
or  It. 
The  Paclllc  Mall  .steamer  City  of  Sydney,  from 
Panama,  hrlrigs  news  of  the  foundejlMg  Of  the 
Guatemallan  gunboat  t;en.  Barreos  off  San  Jose 
dcGuaUmiitladurliiga  gale  the  week  previous  to 
the  time  the  city  of  Slduey  touched  at  t  hat  jiort— 
the  aist  ult.  The  crow  of  tbegunljoat  were  saved, 
but  ifi  soldiers  w  ent  down  with  her. 
An  effort  1;-.  being  made  to  save  the  Old  South 
Church,  Boston,  from  destrucilon,  and  a  public 
mi’ctlug  w  ill  be  held  In  the  building  Dj  prevent  It. 
Dom  Pedro  passed  June  I2th  In  BosUiu,  visiting 
the  schools  and  the  Institution  for  Ihe  Blind.  In 
the  evening  he  listened  D>  a  lecture  by  Prof.  Wil¬ 
liam  J.  Marshall  on  the  Yellowslone  National 
Park. 
Men  representing  themselves  as  agents  for 
Kastern  llorlsus  and  horticulturists  are  deceiving 
farmere  In  the  Territories. 
Texas  Ims  a  new  law  requiring  of  jurors  the 
ability  10  jeiid  and  wrtto. 
AIIS.S  .Marlin  of  Cincinnati  had  her  bustle  shat- 
tored  hy  three  bullels  shot  from  a  revolver  by  her 
lover. 
.Seventeen  residences  in  Waterford,  N.  Y.,  are 
eonuecicd  by  telegraph  wires,  and  the  occupants 
gossip  ban  filly. 
The  Mcxlcait  Bevolutlonlsts  are  badly  deXcalod. 
ThcsDtl.ue  of  American  tsirl.  who  fell  dead  on 
the  track  of  the  Elmira  Driving  Park  while  trot¬ 
ting  a  rai;e  on  the  2d  of  Getober  last,  htm  been 
unveiled.  The  statue  is  a  llfe-lUce  and  life-size 
bronze  Image  of  the  hoivse.  It  stands  on  the 
norlliwesl  eorner  or  the  park.  A  granite  base 
snppoitslbo  8l-atuG  bearing  two  Inscrlfitlons  on 
polished  panels.  One  reads:  “  Amertcan  Girl: 
record  winner  of  15(1  heals  in  2 : no  or 
under.  MnnwruniVirti  aJnv  pn'mnem."  ’I’he  other 
reads:  “American  Girl,  owmed  by  Win.  Lovell  of 
York,  loaled  In  is62,  dropped  dead  in  the  free-for- 
all  race  on  this  track,  Ocipber  2, 1S7.5. 
The  Wesl.erii  fruit  crop  now  promises  to  he  the 
largest,  ever  produced,  and  wheat  never  before 
made  so  good  a  show, 
III  Iowa  I, he  crops  lire  leeling  the  influence  of 
summer  beat  and  showci-s,  and  are  springing  for¬ 
ward  rapidly. 
The  new  arte-slan  well  at  Bheboygan,  Wls.,  forces 
water  through  an  inch  and  u-half  nozzle  a  distance 
of  nlnety-Hlx  feet  perpendicularly. 
The  primary  sctiool  apporuonment  of  the  State 
of  Miclilgan  is  fifty  centfi  per  scholar  annually, 
luooiintlug  to  ?223,9S5.5n,  to  be  paid  by  tho  state 
Treasury  dui'Lug  the  month  of  June.  ^ 
'I'he  Treasury  now  holds  $513,756,0511  |n  IL  S. 
bonds  to  secure  national  bank  i.jiculallon  and 
$18,823,850  to  secure  the  pnblle  deposits.  P.  S.  - 
bonds  deposited  loi-  clrcuhition  for  tlie  week  end¬ 
ing  June  10,  $18,200.  U.  S.  bonds  held  for  clrculiv 
T.lon,  withdrawn  for  week  ending  June  lo,  $200,- 
000 ;  national  bank  circulation  outstanding,  $.332,- 
68o,oiitt;  gold  and  bank  circulation  outstanding, 
$2,099,190. 
At  a  meeting  in  St.  Louis  of  the  Mississippi 
Valley  and  Brazil  Ste.amshlp  Company  such  .action 
was  Diken  and  subscriptions  made  to  the  capital 
st  ock  as  Insures  the  success  of  the  undertaking. 
Subscriptions  to  the  stock  now  amount  TP  $800,000. 
Suau-nei-a  adapted  to  the  trade  between  New  Or¬ 
leans  and  Brazil  are  available  at  short  notice. 
The  (’entennlal  Ex-hlbltlon  (Woman’s  Pavilion) 
contains  the  following  contributions  from  the 
royal  lainlly  of  England Twenty-six  etchings 
by  the  Queen,  akso  two  wble  niipklns  sjiun  by  the 
royal  li:ind,s;  a  banner  screen  embroidered  by 
Prlnco.ss  Beatrice ;  a  table  cloth  embroidered  by 
the  Prlnce8.s  Louise  of  Hesse  and  tJie  Princess 
Christian,  and  four  drawings  of  flowors  by  the 
.Marchioness  of  Lome, 
The  special  attraction  of  the  ExltlbUlon  of  tho 
Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society  wastheKho- 
dodendrons.  The  first  prize  was  awarded  lo  E.  S. 
Hand.  Jr.,  and  the  third  lo  Joseph  Clark.  Besides 
the  IHiododendrons,  there  was  a  good  show  of 
other  plants  and  Dowers,  t.he  most,  striking  of 
which  was  a  very  large  and  finely  grown  plant  of 
Aznh-a  Dcoin’rt,  covered  3vlth  thousands  of  crimson 
blooms.  It  Avas  brought  by  C,  M.  .Mklnson,  gar¬ 
dener  to  .lohn  L.  Gardner.  Mr.  Joseph  H.  tvood- 
ford  made  a  beautiful  display  of  hardy  clematis, 
the  varieties  being  Miss  Bat-cman,  Sophia,  Lord 
Londesborough,  .'Hbert  Victor,  Jolm  Gould 
Vellch,  and  othei's.  James  Conley  showed  Htois- 
ens  cmevtus,  a  fine  seedling,  tuberous-rooted  Be¬ 
gonia,  and  a  great  vailety  of  choice  cut  floAvers. 
It  Is  said  that  ninety-four  plans  have  been  sent 
in  for  competition  lor  the  building  of  the  Fj’cnch 
U  nivei-sal  Exhibition  in  1 878.  Eighty'  of  These  are 
by  arciutects  living  In  Pans.  They  are  now  on 
exhibition  at  the  School  of  Fine  Arts. 
Three  maslced  men  broke  Into  the  house  of  .Sam¬ 
uel  Abrahams,  a  Avealthy  farmer  residing  three 
miles  from  Nashville,  Pa.,  placed  a  halter  around 
his  neck  and  threatened  to  hang  btm  If  he  did  not 
deliver  his  money.  After  cruelly  torturing  Mr. 
Abrahams  and  hls  wife  hy  burning  their  feet,  the 
miscreants  fled,  taking  with  them  $6.5  In  money 
and  a  valuable  horee  and  buggy. 
The  final  competition  lor  places  In  the  American 
Rlfie  Team  was  ended  on  Creedmore  range  June 
14th.  The  team  and  reserve,  with  their  total 
scores,  are :  ParAvell,  864 ;  Hyde,  860 ;  Weber,  843 ; 
Dakin,  835;  Yale,  827;  Bruce,  Sil;  Sebaffer,  808; 
Fulton,  806;  Orebaugh,  802;  Anderaon,  797;  Jew¬ 
ell,  793 ;  Washbiu-ne,  704. 
Geo.  D.  Lord  of  camtl  noforlety  has  had  a  stay  of 
proceeedlngs  granted  uni  II  July  to. 
Jacob  Nunncmacher  and  Christian  Guenlhi^r, 
who  were  convicted  of  conspiracy  to  defraud  the 
rPA'cnne,  were  sentenced  by  Judge  Dyer  In 
MiDvaukcp,  the  former  ti.i  five  months  Iniprison- 
meiit  and  a  line  of  $10,ono,  and  the  latter  to  three 
months  and  a  fine  of  $1,000.  They  are  to  be  im- 
lirlsoned  In  the  county  jail.  Niinnemacher  Is  a 
very  old  andAveallhy  citizen. 
'J’hc  Hamilton  I’rint  Works  at  Ihweii  has  sus- 
Itended  uper.atlons,  seven  of  the  calico  printers 
having  refused  the  reduction  of  wages. 
The  tnisii-eof  the  A.  A'  W.  gprngue  Mannf.ict.ur- 
Ing  company  of  Providence,  has  given  orders  to 
shut  doAvn  all  llnfir  many  mills  and  print  works 
as  soon  a.8  t.he  stock  cmi  be  run  out.  on  account  of 
the  depressed  condition  of  the  market. 
Tho  corner-stone  of  a  monument  to  be  erected 
lu  liouor  01  Bishop  y\)len,  the  founder  of  the  .Afri¬ 
can  Methodist  (’hureh,  Avas  laid  on  the  Cente-nnlal 
grounds  by  a  delegation  of  colored  ministers.  An 
address  Avas  iiuide  by  Bishop  Jnbiv.  T*.  Campbell 
of  I’hlladelphla.  The  monument  Is  a  gothic  struct¬ 
ure  of  marble,  maile  In  Italy,  and  avUI  contain  a 
life-size  marble  bust  of  Allen  by  Alfred  White  of 
Cincinnati.  Tlie  cost  wa.s  $7.om).  and  ihe  money 
lias  been  raised  lij'  eontiibullons  from  the  colored 
people  throughout  the  country. 
Eduard  Field,  the  ITolesDuit  Episcopal  Bishop 
of  Newfoundland,  died  on  the  Sth  1n.st.  In  Ber¬ 
muda.  Hls  age  was  76. 
E.  P.  Hlngston,  the  English  essaj'lst  and  author 
of  a  life  of  Ai  temas  Ward,  died  on  the  loth  In 
London. 
Mr.  IL  II.  BrlstOAv  haf  resigned  hls  office  of  Sec¬ 
retary  of  the  Treausy,  to  t.ake  effect.  In  June. 
Prlv:ite  affairs  claim  hls  undivided  attention. 
According  to  recent  sl.ai  Istlcs.  the  production  of 
silver  In  thewliole  world  in  isoowas  $.3.).()Of(.ooo, 
which  rose  In  1850  to  $42,. 500,000,  In  18.54  to  $17,500,- 
000  a.ud  In  1865  to  about  ?fi2,ri(io,oOO.  The  prodiic- 
lUin  of  this  precious  met  at  during  the  j  ear  is73  is 
.subdlA'Irtcd  as  follows:  England  and  Us  colonies, 
$10,0(10,000:  Norway,  Swedcjiaud  Dcnm.ark,  $2.50,- 
000 ;Kuasla, $.500,000 ;  Austria, $1.020,000 ;  (iermany, 
$.3,000,000;  Frances  $'2,000,00(1;  Spain,  $2,000,(Ml<) ; 
Sardinia,  f.oiLOOO;  Mexico,  $2o,0o0,000;  Central  and 
Soul h  America,  $8.0(10,000 ;  Can.nda,  fooo.oOO;  The 
I'nlled  Stales,  $3C,.5(«>,(hki,  which  gives  a  tote.1  of 
$8.5,2.50,0(10.  iDcludlng  the  year  1S7S,  ItlscsIJuiatcd 
that  the  total  production  of  .silver,  since  the  dis¬ 
covery  of  the  New  world  by  Clirlslopher  Colum¬ 
bus,  baa  bt3en  $7l.5,ooo,ii00,  the  largest  source  of 
accession,  during  late  years,  being  due  to  tlie  Ne¬ 
vada  mines, 
A  da  ughter  of  Gen.  D.  II.  Hill  has  been  married 
In  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  to  a  nephcAv  of  StoueAvall 
Jackson. 
The  Bessemer  ate.amshlp,  Avhlch  Avas  to  perform 
such  Avonders  on  the  Channel  trip  between  Dover 
and  Calais,  and  whicli  cost  the  enlorprtslng  apeo 
uLators  exactly  $t,ooo.noo,  has  just  been  sold  for 
$100,000,  and  AA'Ill  licreafuw  be  employed  In  some 
more  Ignoble  trade. 
An  EiigJtsb  journal  ssa's  that  rolled  Iron  sheota, 
.0015  of  an  Inch  thick,  h.avc  lately  been  made  at 
Warrington  so  flexible  that  they  bend  almost  as 
easily  a.8  paper,  and  yet  so  tough  as  to  he  torn 
Avlt.h  dlfilcult.v. 
Tho  Atlantic  andCreat  Western  KallAvay  com- 
jjanj-  announce  a  further  reduction  for  tho  round 
trip  to  New  York,  $25 ;  t.lckete  good  lor  60  days. 
The  Queens  Co.  (N.  Y.)  Agricultural  Stoclety  hat'e 
met  at  Allncola,  L.  I., and  decided  to  open  a  Ilortl- 
cuUural  Exhihitlon  at  the  above  place  June  21-22. 
fl’lie  affair  avIU  be  a  novelty  in  Hits  line,  as  in  ad¬ 
dition  lo  the  presence  01 1  he  ••  Shlennccook  ”  and 
Montauk  Indians,  there  will  be  a  Centennial  E.x- 
IdblMon  oi  revolutionary  relics. 
Pushing  lurthcr  toward  the  Yellowstone  River, 
the  expedition  against  the  hostile  .sioux  finds  no 
traces  of  them.  These  Summer  campaigns  are 
not  apt  to  bp  of  great  scrA-lce  If  the  Indians  choose 
to  keep  out  ul  the  way,  since  i  here  Is  plenty  of 
grass  now  to  feed  their  ponies, 
A  noAV  pest,  the  nature  of  which  has  not  j’el 
been  learned  has  lately  been  Injuring  the  orange 
and  lemon  trees  in  Southern  Calliornia.  attacking 
the  roots  near  tho  suidace,  and  causing  tho  decay 
01  the  trees.  iVhether  the  pest  Ls  an  Insect  or  a 
disease  Is  not  knoAvn, 
'Jiio  Grand  Jury  ha\'e  returned  indictments 
against  Richard  Harrington  and  Arthur  B.  Wil¬ 
liams,  each  tor  brlhery.  The  flist  named  la 
charged  Avith  haAlug  on  the  Pith  of  October,  1873, 
Avhlle  Assistant  United  Slates  Attorney,  received 
the  sum  of  $10,00(»  to  have  hls  decision  and  action 
In  a  proceeding  pending  before  lilm  Influenced  In 
the  matter  of  a  motion  tor  anew  trial,  filed  by  one 
Hope  Ii.  Slattcr,  and  that  lie  did  ask  and  rccclA  e 
such  sum  therefor.  Tlie  second  ch.arges  th.at  .A 
B.  Williams  did  give  tlie  sum  of  $15,ooo  to  Harring¬ 
ton  as  a  bribe  to  InfiucncQ  hls  action  In  the  case 
referred  to  above.  Dope  H.  Blatter  is  indoi’sed  as 
a  witness.  Mr.  Williams  appeared  belore  Judge 
Mac  Arthur  and  gave  ball  In  the  sum  of  $5,000. 
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times.  Any  Htihscrilirr  can  send  It  to  a  rulatiro  or 
friend  as  u  iiresotit.  at  our  lowest  club  rate— only 
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Granges,  Ac.,  oiin,  If  they  will,  materially  aid  in 
iiugmentiny  the  clmiliitlon  of  the  IttriiAij.  Scores 
of  such  are  already  fornilng  clubs;  bow  many  others 
will  kindly  do  likewise? 
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and  notify  us  how  and  where  to  forward— whether 
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The  Be.sl  I’lipeVj  ami  the.  Best  Preniliiros  to 
Agents, Is  our  motto.  VVe  Ignore  tfimiinos  and  all 
other  clirap  oolori'd  pictures,  preferring  to  put  our 
money  in  thr  vnur,  and  In  Premiums  to  Agents. 
At  Gill'  IlifiU.  -Vou  can  remit  by  Draft,  P.  O 
Money  t)rder  or  Hegi.'-tered  Letter  of  oiir  risk. 
HOME  NEWS  PARAGRAPHS, 
AtTEK  a  very  excltlfig  Hcsston  at  clnclnuall,  the 
Republican  .Nominating  t’onvcnilon  lum  adopted 
a  platform  mid  named  us  Bh  candidate  lor  Presi¬ 
dent,  Butberiord  B.  lliiyHsof  Ohio,  and  for  Vlcc- 
A.  Wheeler  of  New  York. 
t  to  the  Santa 
Thomas  W.  Henley, 
.imncB  Howell, 
President  M  r.  M’ 
Gmc  hundred  and  llltyineii  Aveti 
Ro.sa  (Cal.)  Jiill,  and  look  out. 
Avho  was  conllncd  there  for  killing 
a  liroinlnenlclLlzeii,  and  hanged  him. 
The  CliielnnuH  Fnquli'cr  enleiihite'.s  that,  lotting 
1,001)  represent  a  AVoni,iiTs  chnneos  of  niarrhige  in 
the  Avhole  course  of  her  life,  136  of  those  chances 
are  lost  Avlicn  she  is  seventeen  yijara  old,  588  when 
8h(<  Is  twctit.v-one.  91.5  when  she  Is  twenty-SCA'on, 
992  when  she  Is  Ihlri.y-lhrcc,  and  the  entire  thou¬ 
sand  when  sho  Is  forty-live. 
The  gohl  ore  found  at  .SaceaiTappa,  Me.,  yields 
$1.5  a  Ion. 
The  nnu.suul  nmount  of  grain  being  sblijpcd 
from  Chicago  t.o  Baltimore  by  tho  Baltimore  and 
Ghlo  Hailroiid,  shows  Chut  there  w:is  oausc  for 
hclng  ulurmed  at  the  decrease  of  shlpmeute  to 
In  order  to  stopshlpmcnts  at  present, 
amount  of  accumulated 
has  decliled  to  adA'oaco 
NoAv  York 
and  get  rid  of  a  large 
freight  the  company 
freight  riitOH  to  Baltimore  lor  a  sliorl  time  to  20 
CIS.  per  100  lbs. 
The  steamer  Clly  of  Peking  Avhlch  arrlA'Cd  at 
Ban  Francisco  from  Cliliia  Ada  Japan,  brought  160 
coolies.  This  Is  the  ni'st  vessel  tei  leave  since  the 
Chinese  six  compaules  here  telegrajihed  to  have 
f'.irthrr  einlgi'alion  stopped.  The  Peking  brings 
20,775  packages  of  tea,  6,200  bclug  for  Ncav  York.  ^ 
The  long  railroad  bridge  at  Fort  EdAvard,  N.  Y. 
burned  on  Die  7th  insU  Jias  tieen  replaced. 
E.x-Mayor  Kastmah  of  Poughkeepsie,  has  pre¬ 
sented  500  hats  10  the  stjccl  boys  of  that  eliy. 
The  Archdlocesan  Pnion  of  the  Catholic  Total 
Abstinence  SocloDes  al  PhlladelphUu  adoiite'd  a 
res'^lutlon  postponing  the  dedication  ceremonies 
at  the  fountain  In  the  centcMulal  grounds  pro¬ 
jected  for  (he  Fourth  of  July.  The  ocilou  of  the 
union  jiosi  ponlng  the  dedication  ceremonies  Is  In 
coubcfiuence  OX  the  ref  nsal  of  the  Board  of  Fluanoe 
to  let  the  societies  march  to  the  site  of  the  foim- 
taln  Avithin  the  Exhibition  grounds  In  u  solid 
column. 
During  Die  excitement  at-tendavil  on  the  parade 
of  a  circus  company  at  Fall  River,  four  men  en¬ 
tered  the  city  ’IT'caaiii'cr’s  olfico  and  stole  $4,317. 
The  Avlieat  crop  ot  Pickens  Co.,  Ala.,  has  been 
greatly  cut  by  the  rust.  Many  planters  are  re¬ 
ported  as  having  ploAvod  up  their  wheat  and 
planted  the  land  tn  corn. 
The  farmers  have  coMimonced  haying  In  Cali¬ 
fornia.  The  crops  avIH  be  unusually  large. 
The  second  croji  of  oranges  is  now  beginning  to 
whet  the  aiiiiclltes  of  the  population  In  Florida. 
There  Avin  be  .a  large  (luanULy  for  shipment  he- 
tween  iioav  and  the  fli'st  of  Ju1.a. 
It  Is  eslimiiLcd  that  rice  culMire  In  Louisiana 
employs  80,(IQO  people  on  1 ,200  plantaDons,  produc¬ 
ing  a  crop  AvortU  $3,01111,000,  and  developing  busi¬ 
ness  10  the  extent  of  $10,000,000.  Sugar  culture 
employs  three  or  four  times  as  much  capital  and  a 
larger  proportion  ol  labor,  producing  a  crop  worth 
twelve  to  filteen  millions. 
The  chiuch-bug  Is  alter  Wisconsin  wheat. 
Marshall,  lOAva,  has  a  chicken  with  tAvo  heads, 
four  beaks,  and  lour  eyes. 
A  horse  in  Talhot,  county,  Georgia,  ate  six  bish- 
els  of  oats  at  one  feeding. 
Tho  Liverpool  Courier  says  Die  number  of  mag¬ 
nificent  stcamBhljiS  lying  Idle  In  Liverpool  and 
Birkenhead  dock.s  Is  unparalleled. 
Thus  far  the  catch  and  pack  ot  salmon  In  Oregon 
is  far  In  c.xcess  of  that  for  a  corresponding  period 
last  season. 
They  must  Imvo  careful  kitchen  girls  in  China. 
That  country  sends  to  the  centennial  some  plates 
and  (fishes  over  a  thousand  years  old. 
The  “General  Grant*'  is  the  latest  variety  of 
ucumber. 
THE  MARKETS 
PRODUCE  AND  PROVISIONS, 
Nsw  York,  Saturday.  .Tune  17,  1876. 
RECKiPTK.— The  receipte  of  Produce  for  the  week 
were  as  follows : 
Flour.  bbl8  .  87,375  Molasses .  — 
Whisky .  2.227  Kice.bhls .  m 
•C''rniuL*aLbbl8....  2,243  Cut  meats,  pkfrs.,..  6,831 
Corn  meal,  bairs.. .  562  Uam.  pbgs .  4.730 
■VAGieai.  bush .  929Ji0(l  'Tobacco,  liUda .  4.65:1 
Gorii.  bush  . . .  342.0(0  du.  cases  ... .  3,806 
Oats,  biisn .  253,7ii0  Butter,  1  ken .  23,420 
llve.busii .  .39,000  Cheese.  bXM.,,..,...  64.287 
Malt,  bush . .  41JilU  Cotton,  bales .  9.313 
Burley,  biiBk .  Rosiu .  10,497 
Keanh.  bbis .  7,168  Spla.  turn.,  bbis....  2,478 
Grass  seed,  bush...  0O2  Dried  Fnilts,  pkas.,  tio 
Beef,  pkgs . .  2.950  Krvs,  iibis.. . .  10.3^ 
Wool,  bales .  2,400  Peauuls,  bags .  l-CiO 
Hops,  bales .  2:16;  Leather,  sides .  72,649 
Pork,  bbJs .  (US  SuKur,  hhds... .  — 
Tallow . » .  2,182  UlleiiXe .  10.884 
III. \'T8  TO  SHIPPERS.— Pack  produce  as  firmly  as 
Its  nature  allows ;  otherwise  niiiny  Items  sutfer  tn 
apiiearance,  it  not  In  quality,  throiiah  the  juailim; 
incident  to  transportation.  Do  not  mark  packages 
Willi  any  maloriar  Unit  will  smudge.  A  good  paint 
for  marking  porpiises  can  be  made  of  bichromate  of 
potash  snd  extriict  of  lopwond.  Nailed  cards  are 
very  Insecure.  For  long  lines  of  goods  a  marking 
plate  or  brand  Is  preferwhle  loordlriary  leiterInK.  At 
the  time  of  ahipiueiil  put  a  complete  list  of  the  lot 
Into  one  of  the  packages  if  it  can  be  done;  but  be 
sure  lo  rnnll  to  eoni.ignee  a  tub  list,  naming  date, 
style  of  packages  and  contents.  Aim  ta  have  each 
parcel  or  uriform  quality  as  far  as  possible :  mixing 
always  injur, -s  sole.  Roll  butter  should  be  ivTiipped 
In  clean  white  muaUn.  Dressed  poultry  shikild  be 
packed  In  well  shakea  dry  strsw,  vVheo  iioultry 
sweats  in  boxesstruw-dusi  givesa  mean  look.  Break 
off-nail  points  from  the  Insidu  of  old  barrels  when 
they  are  used  in  orderto  orevent  property  trora  tear¬ 
ing.  Short  cut  dry  straw  Is  better  for  packing  eggs 
than  anything  eli'C-  Tiyaod  avoid  the  arrival  of 
eumiuer  items  here  oa  Saturduv. 
BEANS  and  peas.— Exports  of  bcant  past  week 
1.329  bbis.;  slnoe  Jan.  Isc.  32.049  do.;  saoie  time  last 
year,  12.801)  do.  Exports  of  peas  past  week.  21.240  .  since 
Jan.  1st,  414,250  bush.;  same  time  last  year.  213.900  do. 
Receipts  of  beans  exceed  all  expectattun  and  with 
the  summer  weather  upon  ns  danlers  have  to  again 
report  weak  prices  for  the  heavy  suppl.v  of  mediums 
and  marrows.  For  the  former  tl  is  nta  regarded  o.v- 
ireme.  Marrows  liave  a  fair  demand  considering  the 
recent  free  exports.  Tney  also  arc  quoted  extreme. 
Pea  Beaus  nre  dull  with  lllllc  altruellve  slorli, 
Whitt!  kidneys  quiet,  Some  further  aniraatum  in 
choice  red  has  put  up  qnolatloOS.  A  tuany  couiuion. 
beans  suitable  only  lor  feeding  pin  poses.  Canadian 
peas  are  unchanged  for  bulk,  no  free  biirnds  here 
Green  peas  ate  a  drug.  California  Lima  Beaus  low¬ 
er.  We  quote: 
FOREIGN  NOTES, 
The  Catliollcs  and  Protestants  In  Belgium  liave 
Joined  Issue  and  the  recent  election  of  delegates 
to  the  Chamber  of  Deputies  Avas  attended  with 
riot  and  Bloodshed. 
The  French  oyster  plantations  have  proved 
wonderfully  successful.  Those  at  Morblhan, 
which  In  IST'2  yielded  only  s,92S,ooo  oystere,  last 
year  gave  21,286,91)9,  and  have  produced  this  sea¬ 
son  27, -214,9(10. 
The  rivers  In  the  south  of  Fi'ance,  especially  The 
Adour  and  Oarouue,  ai'c  rising  Avith  alarmlog 
rapidity.  The  damage  done  in  the  eastern  cantons 
of  iswltzeriand  by  the  inundatlims  Is  Imnien.sc, 
The  bridge  at  Frauenfleld  has  been  carried  away, 
and  twelve  railway  fines  are  interrupted. 
